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Festive Main Course Simplified: An Braised Turkey Legs Recipe with Colcannon
At our kitchen, we often simmer drumsticks, since all the preparation can be done ahead of time. For Christmas, the same technique is perfect with turkey drumsticks – this creates a delicious method for serving them. Serve with buttery potato and greens, but fluffy rice, simple boiled potatoes or caramelized carrots make fine alternatives.
Simmered Drumsticks with Herbs, Mustard & Cream, and Creamy Potato & Cabbage
This can easily be scaled up to feed more people – simply require a larger pan.
Prep 20 min
Cook 1 hr 30 min
Serves 2
For the Main Dish:
- Sunflower oil or a mild cooking oil
- Salt and black pepper
- 2 bone-in turkey legs or drumsticks
- 1 tbsp butter
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 2 shallots, peeled and sliced
- 5 slices streaky bacon, cut into pieces
- 8 sage leaves preferably fresh
- 70ml white wine a dry variety
- 60-100ml chicken stock
- ½ tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp creme fraiche or sour cream
For the Mashed Potatoes with Cabbage:
- 500g large floury potatoes such as Maris Piper, peeled and cut into chunks.
- 100g unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
- ½ savoy cabbage, shredded
- Salt and black pepper
- 100ml milk whole or semi-skimmed
Method
Preheat your oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6. Warm a couple of spoonfuls of neutral oil in a large, deep pan. Liberally salt and pepper the drumsticks, then add them to the pan and sear, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides. Take the turkey out to a plate, then carefully tip out and dispose of the fat.
Add the butter in the pan, then add the garlic, shallots, bacon and sage. Cook on a medium-high heat several minutes, until the shallots and bacon soften and color. Deglaze with the wine, then return the turkey on top of the vegetables. Introduce the stock so the turkey legs are halfway immersed, then gently mix in the mustard and creme fraiche. Seal the pan tightly with foil and roast for about 60 minutes, or until the turkey legs are completely cooked through.
Pro Tip: At the same time, add the peeled potatoes in a pot of salted boiling water and cook for around 20 minutes, until tender when pricked with a fork.
Using a separate skillet, heat a couple of spoonfuls of the butter, then add the garlic for two minutes. Stir in the shredded savoy and cook on a simmer, mixing from time to time, for 10 to 15 minutes, until soft. Add salt and pepper, then remove from the heat.
Using another small pot, warm the milk and the rest of the butter. Strain the softened potatoes, then put them back in the hot pot. Mash the potatoes with the warm milk and butter until creamy, then add the cabbage and stir it through. Add final salt and pepper, and reheat gently before serving.
After the hour is up, serve with the creamy potato side and the vegetables and juices from the pan.
Carl Goodwin
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